A lightning strike broke a California mountain town. One man brought it back.
The tiny town of Leggett was reeling from damage caused by a winter storm, until one man arrived with a chain saw in tow.
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Writing about life after the Leggett Post Office Disaster reminded me how powerful communities are in small towns. Six months after losing their community mailroom to a bolt of lightning, residents filtered into the Leggett Valley School library to hear a contractor talk about plans for the new post office. The audience was eager to both have their voices heard and see some friendly faces. Another resident decided the charred remains of the lightning-struck redwood should be turned into a one-of-a-kind piece of chainsaw art, memorializing the storm that took their Post Office. Reporting on these folks made me happy and thankful to call Mendocino County my home.
Read my article at SFGATE.
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Very nice article! Thanks for sharing the small town story with the big city types.